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Despite a divide in reactions along age lines,  louis vuitton wallets  director Christopher Nolan's thriller "Inception" opened to a strong $60.4 million, according to an estimate from distributor Warner Bros.Walt Disney Studios' new version of the classic tale "The Sorcerer's Apprentice," meanwhile, sold a weak $17.4 million worth of tickets this weekend and $24.5 million since it debuted Wednesday. That's the worst opening for any big-budget film this summer.  louis vuitton online shop  It came in third at the box office behind "Despicable Me," which drew much of the family audience "Sorcerer's" was after. Universal Pictures' animated comedy declined 42 percent from its strong opening to $32.7 million, indicating that  gucci  word-of-mouth was relatively strong.

 

While "Inception,"  gucci wallets   which stars Leonardo DiCaprio as an agent who invades targets' dreams, is not a mega-hit out of the gate, it got off to a very good start. That's particularly true considering that it's one of the few high-profile movies this summer that's not a sequel or based on a book or video game.Younger audiences seemed to love the movie's plot,   gucci wallet   praised by some critics as complex and criticized by others as confusing, as well as its novel visual tricks, but older adults were more mixed. Moviegoers under 25 gave "Inception" an average grade of A, according to market research firm CinemaScore; those over 25 gave it a B and the over-50 crowd gave it a B-minus.

 

The highest ever opening for a  gucci bags  film not based on source material was $77 million for "Avatar" last winter. "Inception" failed to reach that stratsophere, it seems, due to its narrow appeal. With a PG-13 rating it couldn't get children, while adults over 35 simply didn't turn out in large numbers, representing only 27 percent of the audience."Our core showed up and they loved it,"  gucci bag  Dan Fellman, president of domestic distribution for Warner Bros., said of the young crowds. "I totally understand that those in the older age groups got lost in it and so that group is polarized."Read more: inception-has-strong-opening-at.html#ixzz0u5giJimVBut while the movie's appeal was narrow, it was also deep. Fellman said he's confident that the enthusiasm of younger fans will translate into strong word-of-mouth and repeat viewings.

 

"Inception" got off to a solid start in its   gucci bags on sale   first major foreign market, opening to $8.6 million in Great Britain.Disney, which spent $150 million to make "The Sorcerer's Apprentice," knew the film's advertising was not generating much interest among audiences and made several moves to counteract that weakness, including pushing up the opening from Friday to Wednesday to create pre-weekend buzz and offering 2-for-1 tickets online. But audiences just didn't take to the picture,   Louis vuitton 2010   despite the pedigree of producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Jon Turteltaub, who worked together on the hit "National Treasure" films.Read more:   LXB